The Truman Doctrine was put forward in the context of a crisis in __________. A) eastern Europe B) Guam C) the Philippines D) Greece and Turkey ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Franklin Roosevelt opposed simply handing out welfare money, the “dole,” and preferred, instead, to give people government jobs to relieve their economic woes and to improve the general economy. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
Typically, immigrants, Catholics, freethinkers, and backwoods farmers of the 1840s would be members of the __________. a. Democratic party b. Equal Rights party c. Loco-focos d. Whig party e. Republican party ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The period from September 1939 to April 1940 was known as the “Phony War” because A) the German invasion of Poland was accomplished with little resistance. B) Hitler was offering peace plans. C) there was little fighting after the German advance into Poland. D) the German army was unable to advance against resistance in Norway […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Population growth in seventeenth-century Virginia and Maryland was retarded by __________. a. many young women who chose to remain single to ensure their property rights b. emigration to Bermuda c. the kidnapping of many women and children by local Indians d. a high life expectancy rate for women but not for men e. a gender […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who reported that Germany’s manufacturing capability was “outmoded, tradition-bound, and arthritic . . .”? A) the U.S. War Production Board B) President Roosevelt C) Joseph Stalin D) Albert Speer ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the Columbian Exchange? How did it change the Americas? How did it change the rest of the world? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The ideal answer should include: 1. The Columbian Exchange was the transfer of people, animals, plants, and diseases that took place after European contact with the Americas. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Nazi death camps A) were singled out as off-limits targets of U.S. and British bombers. B) killed more than 12 million people during the course of the war. C) were all liberated by U.S. forces. D) contained more than 6 million prisoners. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which 1968 presidential candidate cut deeply into Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey’s voter base by running on the American Independent Party ticket? a. Eugene McCarthy b. William Westmoreland c. Timothy Leary d. George C. Wallace e. Huey Newton ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1946, what group successfully led the fight against school segregation in California? A) African-Americans B) Mexican-Americans C) Chinese-Americans D) Puerto Ricans ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
